Selected Causes of Deaths, 1986 - 1995

Number of Deaths

Selected Causes of Death	1986-95 Number of Deaths	1986-95 County Crude Rate	1986-95 County Adjusted Rate***	1990 U.S. Crude Rate	Percent Differnce From U.S	SI*	County Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes	1,029	986.8	823.1	863.8	-4.7		53
Diseases of the Heart	435	417.1	335.5	289.5	15.9	*	35
Malignant Neoplasms	205	196.6	167.8	203.2	-17.4	*	54
Lung	56	53.7	45.8	56.8	-19.4		53
Colon	23	22.1	19.3	19.6	-1.7		37
Breast	8	15.1	13.7	34.0	**	**	55
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	118	113.2	95.7	109.3	-12.4		52
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	54	51.8	41.9	57.9	-27.7	*	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36	34.5	28.8	34.9	-17.5		53
Pneumonia and Influenza	27	25.9	20.4	32.0	-36.2	*	55
Unintentional Injuries	57	54.7	51.8	37.0	40.0	*	28
Motor Vehicle	44	42.2	40.8	18.8	117.1	*	7
Non-Motor Vehicle	13	12.5	11.0	18.2	**	**	55
Intentional Injuries	21	20.1	21.0	22.5	-6.7		24
Suicide	15	14.4	14.9	12.4	**	**	21
Homicide and Legal Intervention	6	5.8	6.0	9.9	**	**	29
All Other Causes of Death	194	186.0	155.9	187.0	-16.6	*	54

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.
*** Adjusted rates are adjusted by age and sex to the 1990 U.S. population distribution.
Note: All rates are per 100,000 population.

Health Statistics Center
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health Comments

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Last updated 08/06/97.